How to see it
HIP 33960 has a visual magnitude of about 7.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33960: right ascension 7h 2m 48s, declination −13° 5′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33960, HD 52984, Gaia DR3 3044817288121403392. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3044817288121403392
- HIP
- 33960
- HD
- 52984
- gaia_dr3
- 3044817288121403392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3044817288121403392
- HD 52984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.77